Siris: A Chain of Philosophical Reflexions and Inquiries Concerning the Virtues of Tar Water, and Divers Other Subjects Connected Together and Arising One from AnotherDublin printed, London re-printed, for W. Innys, C. Hitch, and C. Davis, 1744 - 174 pages |
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Page 11
... whereof it is the beft medicine I have ever tried . 22. The folly of man rateth things by their fcarceness , but Providence hath made the most use ful things moft common . Among thofe liquid oily extracts from trees and fhrubs which are ...
... whereof it is the beft medicine I have ever tried . 22. The folly of man rateth things by their fcarceness , but Providence hath made the most use ful things moft common . Among thofe liquid oily extracts from trees and fhrubs which are ...
Page 12
... whereof in fufficient quantity , caufeth other plants to droop and wither , Of these evergreen trees productive of refin , pitch , and tar , Pliny enumerates fix kinds in Europe ; Jonftonus reckons up thrice that number of the pine and ...
... whereof in fufficient quantity , caufeth other plants to droop and wither , Of these evergreen trees productive of refin , pitch , and tar , Pliny enumerates fix kinds in Europe ; Jonftonus reckons up thrice that number of the pine and ...
Page 14
... whereof I have feen clofe fhorn hedges . 27. There feems to have been fome confusion in the naming of these trees , as well among the an- cients as the moderns . The ancient Greek and Latin names are by later authors applied very dif ...
... whereof I have feen clofe fhorn hedges . 27. There feems to have been fome confusion in the naming of these trees , as well among the an- cients as the moderns . The ancient Greek and Latin names are by later authors applied very dif ...
Page 18
... whereof , the crude juices admitted through the abforbent veffels , whether of the root , trunk , or branches , are varioufly mixed , feparated , alter- ed , digested , and exalted in a very wonderful manner . The juice as it paffeth in ...
... whereof , the crude juices admitted through the abforbent veffels , whether of the root , trunk , or branches , are varioufly mixed , feparated , alter- ed , digested , and exalted in a very wonderful manner . The juice as it paffeth in ...
Page 22
... whereof oil is the vehicle , which retains it from flying off , and is lodged in feveral parts of the plant , parti- cularly in the cells of the bark and in the feeds . This oil purified and exalted by the organical powers of the plant ...
... whereof oil is the vehicle , which retains it from flying off , and is lodged in feveral parts of the plant , parti- cularly in the cells of the bark and in the feeds . This oil purified and exalted by the organical powers of the plant ...
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abfolute acid æther æthereal againſt alfo alſo ancient animal fpirit Ariftotle attraction balfam becauſe bodies cafes caufe cauſe confequently confidered confift conftitute diffolved diftempers diftinct diſorders diuretic divine doctrine doth effects elaftic Ennead exift exiſtence fafe faid falts fame fcurvy fecreted feem feemeth felf fenfe fenfible feveral fhall fhew fhould fhould feem firft firſt folar fome fometimes fomewhat force foul fpecific ftill ftomach fubftance fubject fubtile fuch fulphur fuppofed fupreme fyftem gout groffer grofs hath heat Heraclitus himſelf intellect invifible itſelf juices lacteals laws of attraction lefs light or fire medicine mind moft moſt motion muft muſt nature nevertheleſs obferved Parmenides particles perfons phænomena philofophers plants Plato Plotinus Plutarch prefent principle produce produceth pure reafon refide refin ſeem Sir Ifaac Newton ſpace tar-water thefe themſelves Theophraftus theſe things thofe thoſe Timæus turpentine underſtand underſtood univerfe uſe veffels vegetable virtues volatile whereof whofe